I will, thanks for the heads up.
Maybe I can give him some treats as well... Like some cookies on the day before Christmas break?
I always thank the bus driver and wish him a nice day, everyone who doesn't is an asshole who never had a job where he/she had to work with people.
I'll start saying thanks when the tickets are not ridiculously priced
I usually smile and nod my head as I leave
I say thanks and my school is only 20 minutes away. Most people do.
I always say cheers when I get off even if they've been an asshole, though with some of the people that get on I can see why they'd get pissed.
When I took the bus to school and back home I'd always talk to the bus drivers, they were always pretty cool guys to have a conversation with and it kept us busy for the 1 hour ride.
[QUOTE=Billiam;24866648]It's a paramedic's job to save my ass when I'm dying and when he does you bet your ass that I'm gonna' say thank you.[/QUOTE]
thing is a paramedic provides a service i could not provide myself because i lack the skills and training to do so. people who work in the food industry and people who drive vehicles from A to B provide a service I can do myself because they're basically human worker cattle, so they don't deserve my gratitude. I'd tip a pilot or a train driver if I could!
I hated my bus drivers.
Then i got a car.
But i feel like OP's right, its only right to say thanks.
I say in the deepest voice possible
"cheers mate, see you around" and we exchange a manly nod.
[QUOTE=Firerain;24866676]if they give me my food for free sure i'll tip[/QUOTE]
This reminds me of this:
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My busdriver is a fucking douche.
He yells at little kids for simple things like looking behind them.
He also yells everything. He loves being mean.
but I always say thanks, I respect him.
I always do, unless they are grumpy.
[QUOTE=Suttles;24866949]My busdriver is a fucking douche.
He yells at little kids for simple things like looking behind them.
He also yells everything. He loves being mean.
but I always say thanks, I respect him.[/QUOTE]
also forgot to mention
He yells "Get off the bus" when I say thanks. :saddowns:
anyone who works in retail or fast food has made bad life choices
You should also thank your sub when you have sex with her you know.
[QUOTE=solid_jake;24866620]It depends on accents really, that's the "proper" way of saying it.[/QUOTE]
Theres a proper way? Are you saying my accent isn't proper?
[QUOTE=Firerain;24866793]...or a train driver if I could![/QUOTE]
Engineer :eng101:
But with all of firerain's posts, I agree with him (thats a bit astonishing on my behalf). As a chicago native, the CTA bus drivers get a fair wage ($15/hr IIRC) for driving up and down a fucking street. They get a brake every 1 1/2 trips. NOT BAD, RIGHT?
Why should I say thank you, for such a simple job. Without them doing something fucking amazing. They're not doing a service for me, infact I think they drive like fucking idiots. They'll slam on the brakes once the light hits yellow and they're 5 feet away from the line. Now I have to sit for 4 minutes because you thought that was needed? No.
They're not being friendly for me, infact they're all pissed off. not my fault you're a fucking bus driver.
I'll say thank you, if that bus plowed through 40 cars, crossed over a 4 lane highway without even stopping and got me to my destination on time. Other than that, I'm paying YOU. I am paying $2 for a fucking bus ride, and I don't need to give these guys anything else. They disservice me most of the time, so no thanks for them, that is meaningful.
I don't say "Thank you" when I pay for a hooker.
[QUOTE=Firerain;24867114]anyone who works in retail or fast food has made bad life choices[/QUOTE]
I work in retail, I use as a way to fund myself through college and Uni, where I'm getting a creative writing degree, and will become a journalist/author.
I don't think that working in retail or fast food as a student is a deplorable thing at all
[QUOTE=strayebyrd;24867157]Creative writing degree[/QUOTE]
bad life choices
[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;24867127]Theres a proper way? Are you saying my accent isn't proper?
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:airquote:
[QUOTE=Firerain;24867187]bad life choices[/QUOTE]
not really, I want to become a journalist, that's pretty much a direct route to journalism. The actual journalism course itself is frowned upon as opposed to creative writing
[QUOTE=Firerain;24867114]anyone who works in retail or fast food has made bad life choices[/QUOTE]
Or is doing it for a summer job.
I say thanks to the bus driver most days, not many people do though.
[QUOTE=Firerain;24867114]anyone who works in retail or fast food has made bad life choices[/QUOTE]
or maybe they could be working part time while they are still in education
[QUOTE=latin_geek;24866521]Why? It's their job.[/QUOTE]
It's their job to drive the bus, not to deal with punks in the back causing a ruckus
I always treat people the way I'd like to be treated. I always thank people, and I always tap people money if they ask (including strangers). If I was ever in a position where I desparately needed 50p for a phone call I'd hope someone would help me.
I like bus drivers. They are nice people.
Except one time two of our bus drivers for my school got fired because they switched turns driving on a field trip....
....while the bus was on the highway.
This shouldn't even apply to only bus drivers. Anyone that provides a service deserves a thanks every once and awhile.
[QUOTE=Noz;24867434]It's their job to drive the bus, not to deal with punks in the back causing a ruckus[/QUOTE]
I don't receive a thank you for where I work.
My job is to provide level 3 technical support.
not deal with the user crying because they can't find their emails.
But I deal with it anyways.
Our buses are beautiful
[url]http://www.eyms.co.uk/images/enthusiastfleet/extralarge/%5B2345%5DEYMS%20756.jpg[/url]
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